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Children
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The press release that fell and hit its head
Recently, an editor sent me a study to cover on concussions in teenagers. At least, that’s what we thought the…
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Interventions might alleviate poverty’s impact on child health
We know that about 45 percent of American kids are growing up in families that are poor or near poor,…
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What early numbers tell us about kids’ dental coverage under ACA
Children’s dental benefits are listed among the 10 essential health benefits under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).…
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Questions arise about oversight of pediatric dentists, sedation
The state of Hawaii continues to investigate the death of a 3-year-old girl who went into a coma after visiting…
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Studies reveal contradictions in efforts to improve socioeconomic status
“You as a society have made a decision that child poverty is what you want. I can only assume that’s…
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Free clinics mark Children’s Dental Health Month
Open wide! A free one-day dental clinic for low-income children may be coming to a school or community center near…
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Food deserts: Just one facet of an obesogenic world
It seems pretty far-fetched that bringing a supermarket to a disadvantaged neighborhood could, in a matter of months, turn back…
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Uncovering the real drivers of obesity in young people
It’s great that the rapid rise in youth obesity since the 1980s has started to level off. But there’s an…
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Dentist under investigation after sedated child dies
A Hawaiian pre-schooler died after lapsing into a coma in a dentist’s chair. Now state authorities are investigating her dentist, according…
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National look reveals gap in access to pediatric dental care
Catherine Saint Louis of The New York Times took a hard national look at the pediatric dental benefits being offered…